Spine

Real estate investment trust CNL Healthcare Properties purchased Houston Orthopedic & Spine Hospital campus for $76 million, according to an Orlando Business Journal report.

Six orthopedic and spine surgeons formerly part of Johns Hopkins Orthopaedic and Spine Surgery at MedStar Good Samaritan have joined MedStar Orthopaedics.

A group of spine surgeon researchers examined trends for thromboembolic complications in children who underwent spinal fusion and published their results in Spine.

Morristown (N.J.) Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for its spine surgery and joint replacement programs for the 4th time.

St. Francis Medical Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., has unveiled a 33-bed spine and joint center, according to a report by The Gazette.

Here are 10 financial articles for spine surgeons touching on entrepreneurism, physician ownership, new payment models and cost of care.

Spine surgery is one of the more expensive procedures to the healthcare system, and payers are pushing for stricter coverage guidelines across the country.

Payment based on episodes of care is becoming more common in bundled payment and accountable care organization situations. A new study published in The Spine Journal examines Medicare payments for episodes of spine surgery.

 A Healthcare Salary Online article reports average neurosurgeon hourly wage based on calculations from the U.S. Government Bureau of Labor Statistics.

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine announced that John Tew Jr., MD, has been named the integrative medicine program's vice president of community affairs at UC Health and as executive director of community affairs at the college of medicine.